Tiefling Heritages: Rakshasa-Spawn for D&D 5th Edition

A special thanks to +Benjamin Bach  and +Brutorz Bill for essential input on this one.

My conversion of Pathfinder's Blood of Fiends to DnD 5th Edition draws to an end:

Raskshasa-Spawn Tiefling

(Unless otherwise noted, all traits are per the 5th Ed. Player's Handbook)

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1.

Wicked Resistance. You have resistance to psychic damage.

Wicked Legacy. You know the thaumaturgy cantrip.  Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the charm person spell once per day as a 2nd-level spell.  Once you reach 5th level, you can also cast the detect thoughts spell once per day.  Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells. 

Beastbrood Feat

Prerequisite: Rakshasa-Spawn Tiefling

• When a creature targets you with the grapple attack action, you have advantage on Strength (Acrobatics) and Dexterity (Acrobatics) checks to resist being seized and to escape a grapple.

• When a creature scores a critical hit against you with a weapon dealing bludgeoning or slashing damage, roll 1d6 and reduce the damage by the number you rolled.  

Tielfing Heritage: Qlippoth-Spawn for D&D 5th Edition

My conversion of Pathfinder's Blood of Fiends to DnD 5th Edition continues:

Qlippoth-Spawn Tiefling

(Unless otherwise noted, all traits are per the 5th Ed. Player's Handbook)

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 1, and your Wisdom score increases by 2.

Monstrous Resistance. You have resistance to necrotic damage.

Monstrous Legacy. You know the thaumaturgy cantrip.  Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the protection from evil and good spell once per day as a 2nd-level spell.  Once you reach 5th level, you can also cast the blur spell once per day.  Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells. 

Motherless Feat

Prerequisite: Qlippoth-Spawn Tiefling

• You gain advantage on saving throws made to resist necromancy spells.

• You can use the Attack action to make a special melee attack, to sicken your opponent with your appearance. If you’re able to make multiple attacks with the Attack action, this attack replaces one of them.   The target your trying to sicken must be within your reach.  You try to sicken the target by making a Charisma (Intimidate) check contested by the target’s Wisdom (Insight) check. If you succeed, you subject the target to the poisoned condition until the end of your next turn.

Tiefling Heritages: Oni-Spawn for D&D 5th Edition

My conversion of Pathfinder's Blood of Fiends to DnD 5th Edition continues:

Oni-Spawn Tiefling

(Unless otherwise noted, all traits are per the 5th Ed. Player's Handbook)

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 1, and your Wisdom score increases by 2.

Diabolical Resistance. You have resistance to fire damage.

Diabolical Legacy. You know the thaumaturgy cantrip.  Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the jump spell once per day as a 2nd-level spell.  Once you reach 5th level, you can also cast the alter self spell once per day.  Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells. 

Hungerseed Feat

Prerequisite: Oni-Spawn Tiefling

• When a creature targets you with the shoving a creature attack action, you have advantage on the Strength (Athletics) or Dexterity (Acrobatics) checks to avoid being pushed or knocked prone.

• You may wield a weapon with the versatile property with one hand and deal damage with it as if you were wielding it with two hands.

• You may wield a weapon with the two-handed property with one hand.

Tiefling Heritages: Kyton-Spawn for D&D 5th Edition

My conversion of Pathfinder's Blood of Fiends to DnD 5th Edition continues:

Kyton-Spawn Tiefling

(Unless otherwise noted, all traits are per the 5th Ed. Player's Handbook)

Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1.

Vicious Resistance. You have resistance to cold damage.

Vicious Legacy. You know the thaumaturgy cantrip.  Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the grease spell once per day as a 2nd-level spell.  Once you reach 5th level, you can also cast the web spell once per day.  Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells. 

Shackleborn Feat

Prerequisite: Kyton-Spawn Tiefling

• Your are proficient with the chain* as a weapon.  

• When wielding a chain, you may take the shoving a creature melee attack as a bonus action.

• You gain advantage on Charisma (Intimidate) checks.

Martial Melee Weapon

*Chain    5gp    1d6 bludgeoning    3 lbs.    Reach

Tiefling Heritage: Div-Spawn for D&D 5th Edition

My conversion of Pathfinder's Blood of Fiends to DnD 5th Edition continues:

Div-Spawn Tiefling

(Unless otherwise noted, all traits are per the 5th Ed. Player's Handbook)

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 1, and your Charisma score increases by 2.

Nefarious Resistance. You have resistance to poison damage.

Nefarious Legacy. You know the thaumaturgy cantrip.  Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the disguise self spell once per day as a 2nd-level spell.  Once you reach 5th level, you can also cast the nystul's magic aura spell once per day.  Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells. 

Spitepawn Feat

Prerequisite: Div-Spawn Tiefling

• You have advantage on ability checks and saving throws that would subject you to the frightened condition.

• You have advantage on Charisma (Deception) and Charisma (Persuasion) checks.

Tiefling Heritages: Devil-Spawn Tiefling for D&D 5th Edition

My conversion of Pathfinder's Blood of Fiends to DnD 5th Edition continues:

Devil-Spawn Tiefling

(Unless otherwise noted, all traits are per the 5th Ed. Player's Handbook)

Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 1, and your Wisdom score increases by 2.

Hellish Resistance. You have resistance to cold damage.

Hellish Legacy. You know the thaumaturgy cantrip.  Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the fog cloud spell once per day as a 2nd-level spell.  Once you reach 5th level, you can also cast the scorching ray spell once per day.  Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells. 

Hellpawn Feat

Prerequisite: Hell-Spawn Tiefling

• You have advantage on Wisdom (Survival) checks made to track or follow a trail so long as you have seen the creature you are hunting within the last week.

• As an action, target a creature within 60 feet to gain a hunch that might reveal the target’s hidden vice, dark impulse, or any other craving it would not want publicly revealed.  You cannot use this ability again until you finish a long rest.

Tiefling Heritages: Demon-Spawn Tiefling for D&D 5th Edition

My conversion of Pathfinder's Blood of Fiends to DnD 5th Edition continues:

Demon-Spawn Tiefling

(Unless otherwise noted, all traits are per the 5th Ed. Player's Handbook)

Ability Score Increase. Your Strength score increases by 2, and your Charisma score increases by 1.

Abyssal Resistance. You have resistance to lightning damage.

Abyssal Legacy. You know the thaumaturgy cantrip.  Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the longstrider spell once per day as a 2nd-level spell.  Once you reach 5th level, you can also cast the shatter spell once per day.  Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells. 

Foulspawn Feat

Prerequisite: Demon-Spawn Tiefling

• When you score a critical hit with a melee attack, you can roll an additional 1d6 damage and add it to the extra damage of the critical hit.

• You can roll and additional 1d4 damage and it to damage rolls against objects and constructs.

Tiefling Heritage: Deomodand-Spawn for D&D 5th Edition

My conversion of Pathfinder's Blood of Fiends to DnD 5th Edition continues:

Demodand-Spawn Tiefling

(Unless otherwise noted, all traits are per the 5th Ed. Player's Handbook)

Ability Score Increase. Your Constitution score increases by 2, and your Wisdom score increases by 1.

Ungodly Resistance. You have resistance to radiant damage.

Ungodly Legacy. You know the thaumaturgy cantrip.  Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the armor of agathys spell once per day as a 2nd-level spell.  Once you reach 5th level, you can also cast the crown of madness spell once per day.  Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells. 

Foulspawn Feat

Prerequisite: Demodand-Spawn Tiefling

• You are always considered to have proficiency when making saving throws against divines spells.

• You add your Charisma modifier to initiative checks.

Tiefling Heritage: Daemon-Spawn for D&D 5th Edition

My conversion of Pathfinder's Blood of Fiends to DnD 5th Edition continues:

Daemon-Spawn Tiefling

(Unless otherwise noted, all traits are per the 5th Ed. Player's Handbook)

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 1, and your Intelligence score increases by 2.

Unholy Resistance. You have resistance to necrotic damage.

Unholy Legacy. You know the thaumaturgy cantrip.  Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the death knell spell once per day as a 2nd-level spell.  Once you reach 5th level, you can also cast the ray of enfeeblement spell once per day.  Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells. 

Grimspawn Feat

Prerequisite: Daemon-Spawn Tiefling

• When you reduce a creature to 0 hit points, they may only fail 2 death checks before they die.

• When a creature you have damaged dies, you may gain your level in temporary hit points.  You cannot use this ability again until you finish a short or long rest.

Tiefling Heritages: Asura-Spawn for D&D 5th Edition

While I understand the decision for DnD 4th and 5th Edition to present Tieflings as a race, I miss the unusual and unique Tieflings from 2nd Edition, further I have a great fondness for the ideas that Pathfinder introduced.

This then is my conversion of Pathfinder's Blood of Fiends to DnD 5th Edition.

Asura-Spawn Tiefling

(Unless otherwise noted, all traits are per the 5th Ed. Player's Handbook)

Ability Score Increase. Your Dexterity score increases by 1, and your Wisdom score increases by 2.

Primordial Resistance. You have resistance to acid damage.

Primordial Legacy. You know the thaumaturgy cantrip.  Once you reach 3rd level, you can cast the tasha's hideous laughter spell once per day as a 2nd-level spell.  Once you reach 5th level, you can also cast the spiritual weapon spell once per day.  Charisma is your spellcasting ability for these spells. 

Faultspawn Feat

Prerequisite: Asura-Spawn Tiefling

• You add half your proficiency bonus, rounded down, to any weapon attack roll that doesn't already include your proficiency bonus.

• Divine spellcasters taking damage from you have disadvantage on their Constitution saving throw to maintain concentration.